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Stephanie Howell

reading, organizing, shopping, momming too close to the sun. Home is wherever the Army sends us.

This Week…

Snow

and it was absolutely beautiful. but this southern girl is longing for flip flops and warmer temps.
Books

review so far:

halfway through proof of heaven- very interesting.

finished these girls- easy read, chick lit, really liked it

started ice cream girls.
Workspace

It may not be as organized or fancy as a lot of rooms i see online.

But i’m way happier with less. I’m not overwhelmed. Everything has a place. That works for me.

 

Worked on spelling with Harper. She really struggles and we have to practice a lot.

Disclaimer: I’m a former teacher, I know spelling isn’t considered a benchmark for many.

I’m not stressing her out about it.

We just think it’s important and have really been working on writing+spelling with her this year.

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We had Family Reading Night at H’s school:

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Harper lost her first tooth:

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I caught up on Project Life:

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I looked back at project life from last year and realized that this time last year:

1. jimmy was deployed

2. i started my job with MME.

what a year it’s been!

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Lucy practiced her faces:

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also-

Harper started her first week of ballet/dance- and loved it.

Sadie had to stay home from gymnastics as a consequence for sassy behavior.

We caught up on the last 2 episodes of The Following.

We watched The Wizards of Waverly Place movie for family movie night.

I watched Tim Gunn and Elmo on Sesame Street. Hard to tell who was more excited…me or the babies.

Sang The Wheels on the Bus 91284301820 times.

Thought about cutting my hair like this.

Watched Undefeated. LOVED IT. Like…really really loved it.

Cleaned only to have the results immediately reversed.

Swore that I’d never clean again. Gave up briefly.

Couldn’t stand it and started cleaning again.

That’s it!

Next week is big. We have Uncle Chris and Aunt Anna coming to visit…

And next Friday is our 10 year anniversary!!!

The weekend after that is my brother’s wedding.

WHEW!
xoxo

S

Comments

  3. Looks like a great week! I enjoyed looking at your snow pic from my flip-flop weather here in Florida. 😉

  5. I’ve been picking some of your books to read and usually end up loving them. Thanks for sharing books on your blog! And I think you need to give the haircut a whirl, would be super cute on you! Adore your blog!

  7. Stephanie, I am so glad I can read and enjoy your blog. If I was closer, I’d have to come sit and watch your sweet girls in action.

  9. Love the snow pic. While beautiful.. I am ready for spring!! Wisconsin never got the memo about it being spring either. I am reading Safe Haven, just started it. Want to read it before seeing the movie. I have to keep the ones you checked out in mind too. Love reading your blog and seeing pics of the girls’.

  11. Love your pics for this week! And it sounds like more weeks to come. Love your scrap space…that’s how I’ve been feeling lately, need to condense and not feel so overwhelmed surrounded by so much product, pretty to look at but daunting at the same time. I forget…when are you moving to Italy? Great post Steph!

  13. what a gREAT week!
    love seeing the week in review!
    My week has been kinda crazy busy!
    change of address , last minute box packing, bloodwork at the hospital for m,
    savannah had her FIRST dance (they were bored 15 minutes after I left and I went back and picked up all
    8 girls with my friend starr) they had a going away party for savannah with 9 friends, so sweet!
    ava had her first friend sleepover and went sledding for the first time!
    today we have savannah’s 3 friends over and they are making videos, so fuN!
    I love the ages they are at, but I still miss the ages your twins are at!
    love the faces your girls make!
    and I am still so in love with that video of harper losing her tooth, watched that video like 15x and get teary every time!
    so awesome!
    xoxo
    tara

  14. Girl, these pictures are so lovely! I admire your family, very cute.
    And also I love your workspace!!!
    By the way I always want to be soldier’s wife :p

  17. Just started a book by pennakken! your others look good. I’m always looking for book recommendations! Yay, so nice to hear of someone else looking forward to hot weather and summer. I feel surrounded by fall/winter lovers online!! It was 80 degrees where we live a year ago this week, and 30 degrees this week. Way too cold. And we’re supposed to get a lot of snow tomorrow night. Boo!

  19. The wheels on the bus go round and round…. I have sung that to my teenager on the way to school… no wonder he thinks I am nuts. Just no sense of humor at that age.

  22. I’m totally envying your workspace right now! I’m fortunate enough to have a dedicated room; and will still have one when we move back to Seattle this summer, BUT…I am so sick of everything there!! I keep purging, but there is still SO.MUCH.STUFF.

  23. Hi Stephanie, we too have had snow this week in London. Not quite as much as you by the looks of things. Held our breath yesterday as we had a family gathering yesterday and people had to travel some distances….however nobody was deterred and everybody turned up. We decided that the only time we all get together is for weddings and funerals so we arranged a do….it was wonderful. And will definitely be an annual event if not more. Last week of school this week with two parent sessions and our year group assembly and we are doing it all in French.! The children learn French from year 3 on…..we must have been mad!! But c ‘est la vie! Don’t stress about spelling….it will come with her reading. Always seems to me children learn spellings for tests but then forget them in their personal writing.
    Sorry for going on…like writing to you
    Enjoy next week and all it brings…
    Deborah